Chasing Greatness with Ben Sorensen

Tamara Vermette is a business owner, runner, and community leader. In this episode Ben and Tamara dive into Tamara's journey from being on the night crew to eventually purchasing her business, ways that they have created an amazing culture within the organization, willingness to evolve, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-greatness.com Special Thanks to - htt...

Bryan Chapman is a husband, father, business owner, hunter, and adventurer. In this episode Ben and Bryan dive into Bryan's drastic move from successful career to business purchase, intentionally deciding to do hard things, camaraderie built during extreme physical challenges, being an example for our kids, the idea that you must always be training, and so much more! Produced by - Ascentdigitalage...

Tom Miaskiewicz in an AI strategist and AI consultant, in this episode Ben and Tom discuss the rapid evolution in AI in the past 12 months, AI in marketing, the continued importance for the human element, the rise of agentic AI, the idea that we are currently in the launch ramp of AI, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-greatness.com

Amanda Prince is is a certified nurse practitioner, mother, wife, community leader, and health and wellness expert. In this episode Ben and Amanda dive into all things optimal health including hormones, peptide therapy, diet, exercise, parenting, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-greatness.com special thanks to - sanavitadurango.com

Ricky King is a husband, father, business owner, and coach. In this episode Ben and Ricky dive into the parallels of business leadership and coaching sports, how to build a strong team, the idea that we can control our attitudes, effort, and belief in ourselves, priorities around being an active parent, self care, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-greatness...

PC Lauinger is a father, husband, and business owner. Ben and PC dive into the differences between business ownership and being an employee, finding balance in business ownership, prioritizing family time, the importance of personal health, the idea that slower progress is still progress, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-greatness.com Special Thanks to - w...

Maggie Emerson is a mother, money mentor, and entrepreneur. This conversation covers topics around how to create wealth and overflow without self abandonment, the power of our energetic relationship with money, philosophies around paying yourself what you are worth, pricing models, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-greatness.com Special Thanks to - https://...

Kristen Johnston is a mother, community leader, and entrepreneur who owns multiple businesses. In this episode Ben and Kristen discuss the "blessing and curse" that is business ownership, lessons learned from different business ventures, personal growth through entrepreneurship, benefits of a seasonal business, balance, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasing-gre...

Sean Murray is a father, marathon runner, and district attorney in Colorado's 6th judicial district. In this episode Ben and Sean dive into Seans experience on both the defense and prosecution side of the judicial system, the idea that there is nuance in criminal justice, Seans belief that with more common ground and communication the system can be more impactful, the human side of a prosecutor's...

Stuart Buergler is a paramedic, community leader, entrepreneur and inventor. This episode we get to hear about Stuarts evolution from a first responder to an inventor and entrepreneur, the realities of starting a new product business in the medical technology industry, delayed gratification, need based evolution, perseverance, and so much more! Proudly Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Be...

Abi Lock is an elite runner, a writer, and a nutrition and running coach. In this conversation Ben and Abi dive into the power of perspective, the importance of valuing ourselves regardless of accomplishments, the importance of perspective, Abi's major injury set backs, moving through life with joy and curiosity, redefining identities, and so much more! Special Thanks to - https://hillsforthrills....

Chandler Sommerfeldt is a podcast host, coach, entrepreneur, mother, and athlete. In this episode Ben and Chandler dive into her 3 coaching pillars Mindset, Movement, and Nutrition- the idea that everything starts with mindset, that movement is medicine, and so much more! Produced by - http://ascentdigitalagency.com/ Book Ben - https://chasing-greatness.com/

Courtney Williams is a long time foster parent fostering over 70 children and adopting 6. She also hosts "The Foster Friendly" podcast. In this episode Ben and Courtney discuss the huge need for foster families, the fulfillment in helping others, balancing her own family with her foster calling, and so much more! Produced my - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - Chasing-greatness.com Special Thanks...

Shaun Smith is a retired Army and Green Beret veteran, ultra runner, father, and business leader. In this episode Ben and Shaun dig into the power of saying "yes" and showing up for things, getting out of your comfort zone, looking at life's ups and downs as a "curriculum", and so much more! Produced by - http://ascentdigitalagency.com/ Book Ben - https://chasing-greatness.com/ Special Thanks to -...

Michael Delisser is the owner of DeLisser consulting, a leadership coach, communications expert, and author. In this episode Ben and Michael discuss his new book "Leadership Accelerators" and the three leadership accelerators including Personality Preferences, Culturally Learned Communication Habits, Emotional Intelligence, and so much more! Produced by - http://ascentdigitalagency.com/ Book Ben -...

Dr. Barb Hughson is an entrepreneur, author, leadership coach, and visionary. In this episode Ben and Barb dive into all things leadership and explore the ways to expand capacity as a leader including the key pillars of Empathy, Grit, A Growth Mindset, and so much more! Produced by - www.ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - www.chasing-greatness.com Special Thanks to - https://www.drbarbhughson.com/

Avery Collins is a professional ultra runner and coach. In this episode Ben and Avery dive into Avery's long running career, the evolution of the sport of ultra running and Avery's evolution alongside the sport, the power of taking time off, the experience of having a signature shoe, and so much more! Produced by - http://ascentdigitalagency.com/ Book Ben - https://chasing-greatness.com/

Baird Kleinsmith is an entrepreneur, investor, community leader, and father. In this Episode Ben and Baird dive into wealth building, business ownership through acquisition, the benefits of living below your means, the feeling of "making it", the differences between buying a business and starting one, and so much more! Produced by - ascentdigitalagency.com Book Ben - chasinggreatness.com

Dr. Mario Torres-Leon is a Harvard, Yale, and Columbia educated physician with over 30 years of experience. He is also a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple start ups as well as the president of Alive Partner. In this episode Ben and Dr. Mario discuss the unique background of Dr. Marios medical experience, the profound power of gratitude, the evolution of male and female relationships, th...

Josh Coon is a doctor of psychology, psychology professor, and a sport psychologist. In this episode Ben and Josh dive into the power of the mind as it relates to sports, the idea that pursuing challenging things contributes to a meaningful life, Josh's journey using running to fortify the mind, and so much more! Produced by - http://ascentdigitalagency.com/ Book Ben - https://chasing-greatness.co...

Jimmy Lubonski is a father, community leader, retired first responder, and athlete. In this episode, Ben and Jimmy dive into Jimmy's experience with Murphing 365 days in a row followed but 365 days of hero wod's, running 100 milers, and more. They deep dive into the mental resilience required to complete huge challenges, the power in doing difficult things, how it feels to inspire others, showing...

Dave Albrechta is a father, attorney, small business owner, and community leader. After specializing in litigation services for many years, Dave has fundamentally changed his business model and his approach to conflict resolution- in this episode Ben and Dave dive into the challenges with traditional approaches to law, the revolutionary idea of integrative law, the courage to make meaningful chang...

Alex Miller is an entrepreneur and business leader. In this Episode Ben and Alex dive into Alex's recent acquisition of two businesses, the process of leaving the corporate world for entrepreneurship, the belief that there is a high likelihood of things working out, ways to communicate as business owners, overcoming fear while taking risks, and so much more! Produced by - http://ascentdigitalagenc...

Paul Roberts is the Vice President of Durango Coca-Cola, father, community leader, and ultra runner. In this episode Ben and Paul dive into the power of running long distances, the opportunities to get to know others while on the trail, the power in taking risks, the importance of self belief when doing hard things, the significance of setting massive goals, and so much more! Produced by - https:/...

Jen Sokol is a certified business intermediary and business broker who specializes in the sales of "main street businesses". In this episode Ben and Jen dive into all things buying and selling a business including things to pay attention to as a business owner that might want to sell, industries that make sense for buying a business, the idea that you don't have to have experience in the industry...